National Archives description: "MS Two mothers and their young children standing by the public water pump, pumping water.
MS Two women getting water from running stream then taking water and sprinkling it on street.
MLS Two young children running on sidewalk which is covered with wheat which is drying in the sun.
MS An old woman cuts green branches of vegetables, than a pan up to show rear of house and also a pan L to R.
MLS Rear of house showing vegetable garden.
MS Garbage and old utensils scattered about.
MS A shopkeeper's store with customers and wares outside.
MS Rear of homes where vegetables are growing.
MS Street scene, three laborers having their lunch sitting on curb, while in their handcarts they carry human excrement.
MS Japanese youth washes his face in outdoor device.
MS Japanese (man) picks up horse dung with shovel and broom. Misc. shots recorded in the shopping district of Kyoto. Shows Japanese coming and going on foot and on bicycles, some stop to look in store window, while others stop to purchase wares.
MS Pedestrians pass in front of a camera store.
MS Pedestrians pass in front of a department store (Marutama Store).
MS Candid shot from inside store looking through shop window at pedestrians as they pass by, some stop to look.
MLS Entrance archway to amusement zone in Kyoto.
MS Moving shot along sidewalk showing shops and pedestrians' traffic.
MS Middle-class tea houses in Kyoto.
MS Lower-class tea house in Kyoto. Various shots of people standing in a ration line waiting for their ration of bread substitute which is made of nuts, vegetables and wheat flour. Fourteen small rolls are issued to a family regardless of the size of the family. Various shots of Japanese student firemen going through their various phases of training given to apprentice firemen who are training at the Kyoto Firemen Training School. Misc. shots of the Kyoto Kamin Fire Department in action putting out a small fire in one of the Kyoto schools. Complete coverage given which includes LS MS and CU of all action.
MS Interior of dining room in a middle-class Japanese home. Family of four are seated at the dinner table (typical Japanese fashion). The father is seated at the head of the table, while wife and daughters sit opposite. As the scene opens the family bows greeting to the father, after which the plates are passed.
MS Same as above. Shows family eating with chopsticks. MS Two shots of mother and elder daughter eating.
MC Father and daughter; daughter serves the dinner.
MC The father eating his meal with chopsticks.
MC Down angle showing food on table and hands of the family handling the food.
MLS The family of four around the table eating and about halfway through with the meal.
MC Father and younger daughter, fahter drinks tea while daughter finishes her rice.
MC Father, mother and the older daughter eating vegetables and rice.
MS Interior of bedroom of middle-class Japanese home. Older daughter making Japanese style bed on the matted floor. She is dressed in a colorful sleeping garment.
MC Same family shown above. Younger daughter playing the "Koto" which is the Japanese traditional stringed instrument. CU Same as above. Shows only the hands and strings.
MCU Same as above. Shows the daughter. MLS Same as above. Establishes Koto player and surrounding area.
MS Interior of kitchen of middle-class Japanese family shown above. The mother is shown preparing food for the meal. MS Same as above, looking down on sink as mother cuts vegetables.
MC Same as above looking over right shoulder, mother cuts vegetables in sink.
MS Interior same family as above. Young son pumps water into pan. This pump is typical of the type found in the average Japanese home.
MC Same action as above. The boy performs his pre-mealtime ritual of washing his face and hands.
MLS Three Japanese ladies in garden walk to edge of pond where their image is reflected on the water.
MC Three Japanese ladies in garden, 3/4 view of all three. These ladies are knwon as Gion Geisha and Maiko girls, the highest class of entertainers in Japan, from the Genbakiji Pavilion (Silver Pavilion) in Japan.
CU Individual close ups of each girl.
MS Large sign stretched across from one sidewalk to the other which reads "Kiyamachi-Dori". Action in foreground, pedestrians and cyclists. This is the entertainment section of Kyoto.
CU Same as above.
MLS A peaceful scene along a winding brook over which pedestrians are walking, to get to Kiyamachi-Dori.
MS Three Japanese women dressed in colorful Kimonos stand with back to camera.
MS Family group in front of a store.
MS Several Japanese women walk towards camera as camera follows action. MLS Street scene in front of a store.
MLS Pedestrian traffic over arched bridge." National Archives Identifier: 64507 As always, any error or typo is mine and if you enjoy my uploads or if you intend to make $ or otherwise profit from these files, please consider making a donation to a veteran's charity of your choice and/or Archive.org itself. Thanks.

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